Arduino Pendulum Physics Lab

Easy to build pendulum to get data from an Arduino, analyze it to find the period, and connect theory with experiment using symbolic math.

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Easy to build pendulum lab to acquire data from an Arduino, analyze the data to find the period of the pendulum, and connect theory with the experiment using symbolic calculations. The MATLAB Support Package for Arduino Hardware can be downloaded from https://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/arduino-matlab.html

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MathWorks Physics Team (2026). Arduino Pendulum Physics Lab (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/68392-arduino-pendulum-physics-lab), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: MATLAB Support Package for Arduino Hardware

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with R2014b and later releases

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.2

Revised PDF

1.0.1

Added a PDF version of the live script

1.0.0